Deepa Mehta’s Water focuses on widows in India in the year 1938‚ which was a time when men dominated society and did not accept women’s rights. Women were not allowed to make their own decisions. Many were married off at a young age to older men through arranged marriages. In Hindu Culture at that time‚ if women were widowed at a young age‚ the women were expected to throw their bodies on their husband’s funeral pyre and burn to death. This custom is known as sati. However‚ sati did not happen all
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What is Dramaturgy? How does this apply to the front stage‚ back stage‚ and role distancing noted in Brym and Lie? First developed by Erving Goffman‚ dramaturgical analysis is a cynical method for sociologists to analyze all social interactions. Dramaturgy is used to try and explain why we do what we do by comparing us to actors in a theatrical presentation‚ stating that we only do what we do in order to get the best possible reaction from the audience‚ hoping that they view us in a favourable
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The concept‚ symbolic interactionism is the sociological school of thought that highlights how interpersonal communication in face to face settings creates subjective meanings which people attach to social circumstances (Brym and Lie 2015:6). A symbolic interaction with a labelled student affects the interaction between; students and teachers by verbal or non-verbal messages. In the paper “The Influence of Teachers and Peer Relationships on Students’ Classroom Engagement and Everyday Motivational
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References: Brym‚ R.J and Lie‚ J. (Cengage Learning‚ 12 Jun 2009)‚ Sociology: Your Compass for a New World. Nisbet R.A (Greenwood Press‚ 1976)‚ Emile Durkheim. http://www.sociologyguide.com/thinkers/durkheim.php (Accessed on 09/12/12 ) http://sociology.about.com/od/Sociological-Theory/a/Symbolic-Interaction-Theory
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not refer to a concrete phenomenon Families have been structured in many ways‚ and diversity of familial forms have been increasing II. Diverse Family Forms Besides nuclear family‚ gender revolution has also created diversity of family forms (Brym & Lie p. 456) Step families Grandparents caring for grandchildren (extended family) Multiethnic Transnational families (Howard 2011) Deterritorialized families; astronaut families and parachute children (Ong 1999 Flexible Citizenship) Cohabitation
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Feminism is a branch of the conflict perspective as it looks at inequalities and associates them with gendered differences (Brym‚ pg #‚ 2014). According to the Brym textbook‚ Feminism “refers to the body of thought on the cause and nature of women’s disadvantages and subordinate position in society and to efforts to minimize or eliminate that subordination” (Brym‚ pg #‚ 2014). In a case of bullying‚ the feminist perspective would look at the reasons for this behaviour and make conclusions and
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noting that impression management is “the process of authentic self-presentation used when an individual wants to present himself to other people the same way he perceives himself…a tactical brand used by individuals.” A variation of this view by Brym and Lie‚ (2006‚ p.144) depicts impression management as a situation whereby “people deliberately change or modify their behaviour to fit a given situation…the process whereby people seek to control the image that others have of them.” The above scholarly
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reality it was not. According to Brym and Lie‚ one reason for the lack of success was Answer | a. | the surgery occurred after baby Bruce had learned a male gender identity. | | b. | improper socialization by the parents. | | c. | the lack of support for the sex reassignment from baby Bruce’s parents. | | d. | the inescapable influence of biology. | | e. | the treatment baby Bruce received was incorrect. | 4 points Question 6 1. The main lesson Brym and Lie draw from the story of baby
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“Conflict theory shows how major patterns of inequality in society produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in orders” (Brym‚ Roberts‚ Strohschen‚ lie 2015:18). I would use conflict theory to explain women running for office in this campaign and why men are more than women in terms of election in different parties. Research and theory associated with studying gender issues propelled the sociology of gender from the margins to become a central feature of the discipline ( Why
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Q. Racism in Ireland and Northern Ireland is on the rise. Critically assess the explanations for this rise in either Ireland or Northern Ireland. (Word Count 2265) This working paper attempts to gain a better understanding of the causes of racism within Northern Ireland. In order to do this effectively‚ it is first necessary to look at the diverse meaning of racism as well as providing statistics to show that racism is a continuing problem within contemporary
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